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Course series

Series are bundles of curated online courses taken together and eligible for an official certificate of completion. Series foster deep learning within a specific subject and are taught by University of Michigan School of Information faculty, who blend strong online teaching with real-world application of series content to craft purposeful learning experiences.

Learn for free! All members of the U-M community — faculty, students, alumni and staff — can take any of these courses and earn a certificate at no cost, courtesy of Michigan Online.

Current series

Applied Data Science with Python (5 courses)

An introduction to data science through the Python programming language. This skills-based specialization is intended for learners who have a basic Python or programming background and want to apply statistical, machine learning, information visualization, text analysis and social network analysis techniques through popular Python toolkits.

Public Library Management (8 courses)

Python for Everybody: Specialization (5 courses)

Building on the success of the Python for Everybody course, this specialization introduces fundamental programming concepts including data structures, networked application program interfaces and databases. This course is offered on both the Coursera and the EdX platforms.

User Experience Research and Design (6 courses)

Web Applications for Everybody (4 courses)

Gain a basic introduction to building web applications using PHP, SQL, JavaScript, jQuery and JSON. This series offers an excellent starting point for learners who have a basic understanding of programming, HTML and CSS.